Jessica Cérival (born 20 January 1982 in Quimper, Finistère) is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the shot put.

Jessica Cérival

Jessica Cérival in 2015
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Shot put

She attended her first major competition in 2007, the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, and she finished seventh overall. She took part in the following edition in 2009 but was knocked out in the qualifying round.[1]

In spite of this, 2009 turned out to be a significant progression for the athlete. She became the French national champion and went on to take the shot put gold at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, becoming the first French women in thirty years to take the title.[2] She was selected for the French team at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and she finished eleventh.[1]

She closed the year with a silver medal behind Anca Heltne at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.[3] She came fourth at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships and was the silver medallist at the 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing outdoors. She represented France at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but did not progress beyond the qualifiers.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   France
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 5th 15.21 m
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 16.30 m
2005 Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 1st 16.32 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th 16.51 m
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 5th 16.75 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 10th (q) 17.07 m
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st 17.77 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 20th (q) 17.30 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 2nd 17.14 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th 17.84 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 14th (q) 16.47 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th 17.20 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th 16.84 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 24th (q) 16.56 m

References

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  1. ^ a b Cérival Jessica. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-01.
  2. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2009-07-02). High Jump and Discus Throw provide best results - Mediterranean Games, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-02.
  3. ^ Vazel, P-J (2009-10-02). El Ghazaly heads double success for Egypt - Francophone Games, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-03.
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